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Trees like that make good timber lengths - you might be able to sell them to a portable miller.or at least donate to a local wood working group if they have the equipment like our local group in...

Anything full of honey is heavy! I have a nephew who is the maintenance engineer at a large commercial dairy - when I saw him about a month ago I ask if he had any scrap stainless steel - he said...

No he doesn't treat with Copper Naphthalate just gives 3 coats of paint external and two internal. Going to use 19mm ends and 15mm sides- structural ply - the glue is supposed to be stronger and...

Thanks for the input and the links. I start with bees last November and have just started a 5 week Beekeeping course. The instructor is a beek with 57 years experience and says he will be teaching...

I'm building Bee Hive boxes out of ply (19mm ends ,15mm sides). The fraternity in the area use rebate joints- the Americans use finger joints. Rebates are quick and easy with a router but wondering...

I have just added a new axle and springs to beef up the load capacity of the trailer.

I replaced the axle the way I found it but since have seen 3 trailers with the axle over the spring. ie the...

If faced with a choice of ratings should the axle rating be higher than the spring rating or the spring rating higher than the axle?

I have an old but quite functional concete mixer - that is except for the pinion drive gear. This has worn down to the point it now jumps the steps in the ring gear on the drum. Parts are no longer...

Thanks guys - Jatt that was a brain wave - after looking at photos of caravans some with the idea I was thinking of I spotted a van with angle welded under the draw bar - I'm thinking 40x40x3 running...

I want to beef up the piddley 60x40 RHS draw bar on my 7x4 box trailer.
I haven't got the time, money or inclination at this stage to replace the whole bar so thinking of adding a web under. I know...

Wood and Craft Show next weekend - Sunshine Coast Qld

Cooroy Memorial Hall - May 11 and 12 - I'll post more details when I find the flyer

I have a requirement for 270 square meters of plantation shutters - can't afford the $7000+ price so will make them myself with the help of a Rockler Shutter System and special router bit to make the...

I find I am using an electric heat gun more and more - it gets to over 600°C and silver solders just fine for me. :2tsup:

I realize I will have to remove the galvanizing in the region of the weld to get a decent join with the MIG - I'll repaint with cold gal which I have had good success with in the past.

Not really...

OK - forget the suspension upgrade for now I've got to be sure this trailer will at least cope with it's original load rating and more.

As the drawbar is only bolted on it will be easy to get off...

Right there Kryn - won't be rushing into upgrading - more like beefing up the existing structure to cope with its rated capacity.:C

Plate says manufactured by Dunbier Braeside Melbourne :?

Looks like I have more to do than a spring upgrade. I bought this trailer off eBay sight unseen but checked out the manufacturer - Dunbier - big name in marine trailers and also make box trailers so...

Thanks Yonnee- I've been looking at complete kits that supply double hole springs as opposed to the slipper springs I have fitted now. It would be easier to stay with slipper but if I change do I...

Thanks for the tip on registration - yes it is currently registered.
This is the trailer - 7X5
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Sorry yes brakes are a given - was thinking more along the the lines of spring hangers and tow hitch - are there differences in these between 750 and 1000?

I note in the regs that it says for...

Apart from the springs what else would be needed to upgrade the rating of an existing trailer from 750Kg to 1000Kg?

Good point - I'll save the seconds for the chook pens and the garden arches:wink:

Paint stripper and glad wrap - peels right off - also use inside out sometimes the inside isn't coated as heavy - particularly the older machines that also have the heavier material.

Is there much difference in strength between 2.5mm and 3mm 100x50 RHS being used for a trailer drawbar?

Washing machines, computer cases - anything similar from the hard rubbish collection on the side of the road :2tsup:

Is there a big difference in strength between 2.5mm and 3.0mm wall thickness?

Local steel yard has a sale on at the moment with gal seconds of 75x50x2.5 for $43.50 as opposed to $143 for 1st...

Thanks Yonnee - as usual your information is worth bottling !
What thickness floor(sides) would you recommend ? I'll go for smooth as it's hard shovelling sand/dirt/screenings out of checkerplate ...

Thanks Kryn -that gives me a starting point. I have folding aluminium ramps that I used to to get my current project onto a truck to move up from Brisbane - although not rated to the full weight of...

I want to build an 8x5 heavy duty single axle box trailer that sometimes (and I stress only sometime) can be used to pick up a 'barn find" Morris Mini or Moke - they are 10ft x 4ft and weigh max...

Slight hijack but under the same topic; Buying vs building - costs material wise.

I'm looking for a heavy duty single axle 8x5 box with 300 sides and fold down front and rear tailgates. I was...

A friend has asked me to find these things out for him. He lives in Victoria (Torquay) He has bought a second hand Dewalt thicknesser (model before last - has re-sharpenable blades as opposed to...

Thanks Neil - I have discovered it is called Pokerwork - it stands 40cm tall and still has the metal insert ( which I gather is rare) Similar items (mainly smaller and polished ) sell around $165 -...

I am going to attempt to recover the seats in a Morris Mini I'm restoring. I have two different sets of covers to use as patterns that have been put together differently - and I've seen a third style...

I have inherited an old wooden vase that was a wedding present of my mothers from the 1920's

The finish has bubbled and sort of blistered - is there any way to restore the finish without damaging...

Brother-in-laws brother had a pipe organ in his purpose built house - Black Saturday bush fires didn't get it but left it smoke damaged - $1.7Mill payout (included the house as well)

You convinced me ( or at least SWMBO ) - what is Hard Shellac?

DUH! clicked the link - what is the coverage? How much needed for a standard table top? Can it be applied over the existing finish...

We have an old cedar table that has been in the family for years (wedding present to my mother-in-law made by her father). We had it restored about 35 years ago and it was French polished finished...

There is a shed kit manufacturer here in Qld (sorry don't have the site at work) that suggest a 15mm deep rebate for their sheds - I gather it is to stop water running in under the walls

This forum may be of help http://supersoundproofing.com/forum/index.php

The consensus on there seams to be that double glazing for heat and cold - laminated for sound.

After telling someone...

I need to duplicate some brass inlays in a writing box. - would be interested in 3 -4 strips about 1/2" wide

I bought a MIG mainly to do body panels on cars. I have a stick welder for heavier stuff.

Just wondering what size wire would be best for a general purpose use with probably 50% of use on the...

Two trips to Bunnings - first time they were shut so swung by Mitre 10 on the way back and had visitors for tea on Saturday AND Sunday --What else do would you do when you are up to your eyeballs in...

Pulled out a aluminium sliding door ( found termites just starting out in the sill- got the man coming for that) put in cedar French Doors and trimmed up. Moved an air conditioner out of another...

Haven't tried it myself but several people on an auto forum claim a hot air gun or even hairdryer works well.

Thanks guys.Now that I have the door on site and can measure accurately the frame is 1840 wide and the opening between the bricks is 1830-35. The jambs on the frame are 30mm thick so would it be...

Two request regarding the installation of new doors-

Situation is we are pulling out a large aluminum sliding door and replacing it with two timber French doors in a timber frame. The opening is...

I have had two business' that in order to have "cash on premises" insurance cover overnight I was required to install a fire rated safe. The most economical option was the floor safe as described...

I read somewhere about tieing a loose loop of toweling cloth about an inch wide around the wire before it goes into the rollers to wipe any dirt off and keep everything clean - anyone do that ?